Denaturing machine



March 2,1926; 1,575,433

` F. E. LICHTENTHAELER DENATURI NG MACHI NE Filed Fb. 14. 1924 2 sheets-sheet 1 March 2 1926. 1,575,433

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,DENAfiURINGIMAdIEL :charge .the co'ntents o'fithe -fill'ecl bucket into thebottom offfthe ;Vesselg Secuietl-;to the` trough are t-Wodenfa iring -s'poene Which dip, first ;fone 'ai-1 thenteethen into a-.poolqf One. clenatuitr't..; s pt)on ;l is subin the gefr holel'G.

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Vcontents. Then the other bucket fills and the troughtips injotheopposite'direction., i

' The number'ofoscillationsfof the tilting 1 trough constitutes 'a measure of the'alcohol mixture.fiowing.through -i'the apparatus:l the motion ofthe trough so ;that `the de-j For-y counting `the yoscillations an arm 35 is o mounted on the end of the rock-'shaftlkcon i nectedsby meansofa link' 3With the ,arm

not only prevent the jar which yWould other-.Vv wise be ineidentto the falling off the tipping -troughwhen it vis over-balanced'by the Vcontentsof the. upper bucket,V butit slows up naturant spoon lenters the `denatur'ant pool" ;wthoutl splash1ng, which would otherwise fij* cause irregular additions of denaturant to thefinfiowing alcohol; vThe "denatur ant} f spoons are lmade conical in form so that they i' enterthe den'aturant inifsuch ajinalnner asto* Thefitipping"troughs provided'fwiith two. ;fnaygbe,used'in conneetionwith the`tippin` spoons or denaturant cups f 40,* whichdip-ide'- ;'ftrQugh'the 'equlslte vbellgthat lt'shall'4 oper naturant from afpool'4t1-atQ-eah o'scillation 'ate to causefigthe tipping trough slowlytoap of the trough, and pour it into thefil'eceiling'Priohandf arrivek at 'the limit of itsv move 37 of-a. counter 38-bywhiohjthe'number of 10 double movements o f..,theV ,tipping trough i are registered, 'Readi Ygs'f 'oni-fithe.ejo'z'ter corre- .Sponl i tofthe Iiumberfofjdduble lbucket icontents:'[CluIIlfljedv n-ft k i bucketeffthstmugi. Thispoeief'denaturant isi containedV 'an n'1ula r trough 452 ALwhich is supportedfjifroniV the side walls of the tank 1, I and'conta-ins Va large,,, continuous supply of denaturant The jd'enaturant spoons are mounted Lon' reds l'lf secured in vtoonefiend of the tippin'gltrough. The 'cap acity regulator'sgjl onjthe'jrods 43' may 1 be 11 s'crewedup landdown onl Vthe rod to effect a ..ffjniqe adjustment'of' the nouantty of, denatu-,-

' frantfdipped 'by *the spo'ons ,from, the pool.

i 30 ;These denaturant regulatorsfl'. arej'secured ,in vadjusted p'ositionjby lock nuts. They are -fjso'lid ..brass bodies'fk whenl moved up ,or

i i e iitly,`owingto'thelcontinued turning 'move/1 fnent' ofthe trough,. p oured intothe alcohol on the rou beflre rfedjbyfreadjustment of h' fiightseoganaigi. ng

it' willgbejob'served when :the vspoon rises ;from "the .pfool of 'dei `Vflowing into Vthe tank.v vIf. thisrdenaturant i if alcohol 'falls :the empty bucket this will contribute to the intimate mixing of the dejnaturant'and alcohol because the stream Vof atan eiaetlevel by means of an. elevated Mariotteliquid fe`ed tank '50, which maintains a constant-head and fdelivers'thede: clainil inwhicl the'denaturant spoon pours 5551 naturant througl' the pipe il sealed at its lits contents into the empty bucket; v'

outlet end by'th'e liquid'inthelpool atvthe exact level required; IA The fden'aturant flows 'into'fthe poolas fastasiit is'requiredinorder l to vkeepja constant level of Vdena'jturantin it bye'ixjposingitheend of the pipe'jl When the liquid ""fal'lsff in levelv s o- 'as to: permitQgmore rod'sfth'elbfialance ofthe tipping-- throughf itythere being? noji power o required* eminem'- is .maintained`- Ame nt in' each- ,directiong Butthe .particula ;formr off .clash 'pot 'illustrated' and described. hereinis of specific valuefbyreason'loff' i ffsm'plicity and? itsv certainty .of operation i lVhile this apparatus isjdenominateda fde naturing apparatus Y`fund 'i ils' 'particularf adapted for lthis purpose; 'itiV is *to vbeV ;under lstood ;that this terminologyis iotf` intended. 'as aliniitationv of the invention'to this par-'jz. ticularuse.V :The: invention .may-'be used for lotherpurposes 'wl'iere t-'is desiredto' mixia `smallfquantity of oneliquid. withl a largej quantity of another liquid;` i j. lj: One of the features of thisfjappaijatus#is fbin'ation; 'a1"tank afdouble'bueket tipping trough1fanfaleoholsupplypipe forV dischargi ing alcohol: into the receiving bucket ofthe tipping* trough,- a'ydenaturant container, 'denatura'nt spoon, connections .between the spoonffan'd the trough for operating the'fo n'erlfto'limnerse ;itin the denaturant; andon tipping movementsof the trough to dip, out al quantity of denaturant and' introduce ;into oneof-thebuckets ofthetrough.` 'o

i 9 A .denaturing machine' as describedin `i 5 Vbination,` a tank,.` a double bucket tipping.

Vtrough, each bucket being provided with a sequent tipping movement a ic [uantity of delnatiurant isfidipped outfijof the trough and introduced into the alcohoh 4. A denaturngmachine having, in corn- A' substantiallyclosed air pocket dash pot con'- triva nce 'having a small4 liquid admitting 'openng, a supply pipe for dischargng aloof hol into 'the t1' ough,-means for maintaining such-'a level of liquid in thetank that' the air pocket contrivance 'strikes the liquid in thetankand deliberately brings :the tipping trough to rest at the end of each tipping movement.

5. A denaturing machine as described in claim 4, having denaturant supplying means for introducing denaturant into the alcohol asvitrpasses through the tank.

FRANK E. LICHTENTHAELER. 

